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entomostracan

[en-tuh-mos-truh-kuhn]

noun

any crustacean belonging to the former subclass Entomostraca.

adjective

of or belonging to this subclass.

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en·to·mos·tra·cous, adjective

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entomostracan (ˌɛntəˈmɒstrəkən)

—n
1.	any small crustacean of the group (formerly subclass) Entomostraca, including the branchiopods, ostracods, and copepods

—*adj*
2.	of, relating to, or belonging to the Entomostraca

[C19: from New Latin entomo- + Greek ostrakon shell; see ostracize]

ento'mostracous

—*adj*

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